[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S354]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 79. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. STUDY ON COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL AFFORDABILITY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Academy.--The term ``Academy'' means the National 
     Academy of Public Administration, an independent, 
     nonpartisan, and nonprofit organization chartered by 
     Congress.
       (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall contract with the 
     Academy to conduct an independent study to create a 
     definition of and framework for the term ``community and 
     individual affordability''.
       (2) Requirements.--In conducting the study, the Academy 
     shall--
       (A) consult with--
       (i) the Administrator;
       (ii) State and local governments;
       (iii) organizations that specialize in affordability 
     issues; and
       (iv) popularly elected governance organizations such as the 
     National Association of Counties, the National League of 
     Cities, and the United States Conference of Mayors;
       (B) review existing studies of the costs associated with 
     major regulations under such laws as--
       (i) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
       (ii) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1251 et seq.);
       (iii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
       (iv) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
     seq.); and
       (v) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) 
     (commonly known as the ``Resource Conservation and Recovery 
     Act of 1976''); and
       (C) recommend a new affordability threshold and describe 
     how different localities can effectively fund municipal 
     projects.
       (3) Timing.--The Administrator shall contract with the 
     Academy not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after entering into an 
     arrangement with the Administrator under subsection (b)(1), 
     the Academy shall submit to Congress and the Administrator a 
     report that includes the findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations of the Academy.
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